Josphine Dodge Daskam

Name: Whom the Gods Destroyed — A Bayard of Broadway
Author: Josphine Dodge Daskam

Whom the Gods Destroyed — A Bayard of Broadway (1902)

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“Whom the Gods Destroyed — A Bayard of Broadway”, published in 1902, is a work by Josphine Dodge Daskam. It explores elements such as Dillon, Bob and Uncle Owen.

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Josphine Dodge Daskam, Whom the Gods Destroyed — A Bayard of Broadway (1902)

“ How the straight, thin nose, the black-lashed blue eyes, the white forehead reflected Helena! Dillon could have kissed him for the likeness.
"Will you, Bob? Will you? We'll all stand by you!"
"I will, Dillon, I will, so help me—Bob!" he smiled through wet lashes. "You hang on, and I will! But look out for that rector—he's running a close second, and Aunt Sarah's backing him for all she's worth!" He was smiling wisely now; the strain was lifted, and he was almost himself again. Dillon scowled. ”

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Josphine Dodge Daskam, Whom the Gods Destroyed — A Bayard of Broadway (1902)

“ Dillon bit his lip a moment; he would rather have taken a whipping than say what he had to say. The clock ticked loud in the pause, and Bob, every moment clearer-eyed, heavy sleep a thing of the past, stared at him disconcertingly.
"What I'm going to say to you," Dillon began, "isn't very often said by one man to another, I imagine. Few men are placed in just my position. ”

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Josphine Dodge Daskam, Whom the Gods Destroyed — A Bayard of Broadway (1902)

“ Sis hands it out to you, and you recite it to Robbie, and Robbie reforms, and you get Sis! How's that for a young fellow who flunks his math? Not bad, eh?"
Dillon flushed and set his teeth, mastering an almost irresistible longing to slap those red cheeks in vicious alternation. To think that this chattering young idiot stood between him and his heart's desire!
Bob drawled on: "Anyhow, Dill, I think it's right queer, you know. Why don't she marry you? She can't love you very much, if it depends on me. ”

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Josphine Dodge Daskam, Whom the Gods Destroyed — A Bayard of Broadway (1902)

“ If this lady realised all this meant to you, she'd excuse you, I'm sure. Don't be a fool, Bob! Let me put you in a cab and go right to Stebbins—old Steb'll put you up, and nobody will ever know! You can sleep it off—it's only eight o'clock."
To his unexpected delight Bob yawned sleepily. His eyes were dull, his mouth drooped.
"Sleep it off," he murmured. "I wish I was in bed this minute. Lord, I'm tired. And I know, why, too. I told her bromo-seltzer would settle me. Always puts me to sleep—no good at all. Fool to drink it. Told her so...."
Dillon's spirits rose. ”

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Josphine Dodge Daskam, Whom the Gods Destroyed — A Bayard of Broadway (1902)

“ Why don't you let your friend alone?"
"Helen—she'll know. You say nobody will," Bob broke in suddenly. "She won't lie, if you will. She'll tell Uncle Owen. What's the use?"
"I won't tell her," Lawrence returned quickly, "and nobody else knows."
"Well, then," Bob faced him cunningly, walking backwards through the comparatively empty cross-street they had turned down, "I think maybe I'll do it. I want to go with Stebbins, all right. But"—his obstinacy rose again, suddenly—"I swear I won't go back on a lady! Nobody offer a lady money in my presence! 'Twon't do, Dill! Get out!" ”

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Josphine Dodge Daskam, Whom the Gods Destroyed — A Bayard of Broadway (1902)

“ There's no use in going over all the arguments now, Bob—you know what the doctor said. Three months without a drop, and then he'd warrant you. Every day that goes by makes it harder for you. And here's your Uncle Owen promising that the first month you go without a spree he'll send you for a three months' cruise on the yacht with Stebbins—you know what a chance that is. ”

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Josphine Dodge Daskam, Whom the Gods Destroyed — A Bayard of Broadway (1902)

“ Dill, it's all up," he would say, wearily, as they paced the endless city blocks together, arm in arm, under the night. "If I can keep up till the yacht—how long is it, a week?—then, something tells me I'm all right. I swear it's so. ”

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Josphine Dodge Daskam, Whom the Gods Destroyed — A Bayard of Broadway (1902)

“ And then Uncle Owen would wash his hands of it all. Aunt Sarah would never consent to any institutional cure. Helena would never marry while Bob needed her—thank God, she had never suspected the woman!
As if in answer to his thoughts. Bob complained loudly:
"I say it's a blamed shame, the first time I go out with a girl to enjoy the evening, to have you pokin' in, Dill! Always stuck with the fellows before; and now I get a girl, like anybody else, and here you come! Why don't you get out? Two's company."
Dillon caught his arm. ”

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Josphine Dodge Daskam, Whom the Gods Destroyed — A Bayard of Broadway (1902)

“ You don't for a second of your life realise what it is to love a woman as I've loved her for—for five years, we'll say. I put it five because, though I loved her long before, things happened in between, and I don't count it till five years ago. ”

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Josphine Dodge Daskam, Whom the Gods Destroyed — A Bayard of Broadway (1902)

“ But if I don't"—he paused ominously. "There's always one way out," he added.
"You will break Helena's heart, then."
"Heart? I don't think she has one. If she had, you'd have had her long ago. Oh, no, I sha'n't. She'll go into that beastly retreat for a while, and then she'll marry that crazy rector-man and go about saving souls. You'll see."
The week was nearly up. The yacht was ready in the harbour. The boy, though, showed the strain, and Dillon, fearful of too much dogging him, and warned by his furtive eyes and narrowed lips, called in Stebbins to the rescue. ”

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Josphine Dodge Daskam, Whom the Gods Destroyed — A Bayard of Broadway (1902)

“ She knew I wasn't perfect myself. That's—that's why she thought I wouldn't do for Helena. Helena was always so wonderful, so high above——"
Again he stopped, and the boy's voice broke in: "Helena's made of snow and ice-water," he said moodily, "she's too good for this earth. She doesn't know——"
"She knows what her brother should be, and she knows what her husband must be," Dillon interrupted sternly. "No sister could have been more of an angel to you. Bob. ”

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Josphine Dodge Daskam, Whom the Gods Destroyed — A Bayard of Broadway (1902)

“ Especially with cocktails. Now, you be a wise man. Bob," he urged "and get into this cab——"
"And where do I come in?" said the woman sharply. "I call this a little queer, if you don't mind my saying so."
Bob roused himself for a moment.
"Just so," he declared heavily, "just so. Where does Miss Willard come in? You must think I'm a terrible cad, Dill, to ask a lady out for the evening, and leave her like that! Not a bit of it! You go on! Sorry, but can't leave the lady."
Lawrence moved toward his pocket involuntarily. The woman struck his arm lightly. ”

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